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Home My WebLink About20133023.tiffINVENTORY OF ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION Applicant Jonathon Scupin and Ann -Elizabeth Nash Case Number PUDZ13-0002 Submitted or Prepared Prior to At Hearing Hearing 1 Denver Post Article: Native and non-native reptiles feeling the stress of Colorado floods, dated September 26, 2013 and posted online September 28, 2013 X 2 MIO S t x I hereby certify that the items identified herein were submitted to the Department of Planning Services at or prior to the scheduled Planning Commissioners hearing. Kim `Ole 0 Planner Native and non-native reptiles feeling the stress of Colorado floods By Claire Martin The Denver Post POSTED: 09/28/2013 12:01:00 AM MDT9 COMMENTS' UPDATED: 2 DAYS AGO HELP A REPTILE. A snake makes its way underneath a washed-out piece of concrete near the South Platte River along County Road 61, northeast of Kersey in Weld County. Native species, non-native species and pets have all been affected by flooding along the Front Range. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post) As executive director of the Colorado Reptile Humane Society, Ann -Elizabeth Nash hears some odd stories, but the post -flood call that began "I've got this black and yellow lizard in our window well" topped most of them. "I knew she was talking about a tiger salamander that was probably trying to get to higher ground and dropped into what was, for a tiger salamander, a pitfall trap," Nash said. "We told her to leave it there, that it'd be fine. She said, 'Well, it's not just the one.' So she had four A Western tiger salamander. (AP file photo) window wells, and one had 10 tiger salamanders, and the next one had eight plus a couple of toads. I was imagining tiger salamanders tromping up to her backyard: 'Please, give us dry land!' " The call was one of dozens that Nash has received since the September floods began along the Front Range, a volume that more than doubled the normal monthly traffic to Nash's Colorado Reptile Humane Society. Some calls were from people who didn't know what to do about the strange snake or turtle that showed up in their yard, or on nearby roads. Others were from people begging her to take the exotic pet reptiles that weren't allowed in shelters or temporary housing. Since flooding began, Nash has taken in 11 wild reptiles and amphibians native to Colorado, including common snapping turtles, Western painted turtles, tiger salamanders, a red -eared slider and a couple of bull snakes. She's also welcomed 15 reptile flood evacuee pets, exotic species from residents' homes, including leopard geckos, box 1 A bearded -dragon lizard. (Lindsay Pierce, The Denver Post) turtles, a ball python, a corn snake, and a bearded dragon And she's fielded calls about dozens more. The floodwaters washed native reptiles from their winter hibernation sites, said Tina Jackson, species conservation coordinator for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. "We do see reptile and amphibian migrations. Both groups hibernate, and they may have to move between summer habitats and winter/hibernation sites," Jackson said. Floods can interfere with migration patterns. And Jackson was unsurprised by the report of tiger salamanders in window wells, where they often take refuge in times of stress. Though turbulent waters washed both reptiles and amphibians away from their home ranges, aquatic creatures "probably appreciate the extra water," Jackson said. She expects that native wildlife will either find a new appropriate habitat or make their way back upstream. Non-native • ths A red -eared slider. (AP file photo) species, like the box turtle, may not recover as easily. "A box turtle lives in the same place, an area the size of five to io football fields, for its entire life. They just don't move successfully. They walk to find something familiar, and get hit by cars," she said. "If you pick up a box turtle you find in Nebraska and move it to Colorado, it's highly likely to die." The red -eared slider, another rescue that's not a Colorado native, may have washed out of a backyard pond or tank. If nobody claims the red -eared slider, it will be put up for adoption, like other non-native reptiles that arrive at Colorado Reptile Humane Society. "We've already released the snapping turtles, because we have lakes and ponds we can legally put them into, thanks to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, now that the water is down far enough to get to a release site," Nash said. "The flood delayed some of our other releases, so we really had some wildlife backed up," Nash said. "We can take in reptiles that are flood evacuees, but we won't be able to take in more surrendered reptiles until sometime next month." Claire Martin: 303-954-1477, cmartin@denverpost.com or twitter.com/byclairemartin Snakes on a floodplain Colorado Reptile Humane Society is taking in reptiles whose owners have been evacuated due to flooding, along with displaced wild reptiles • CERTIFICATION RE: NOTIFICATION OF MINERAL INTEREST OWNERS AND LESSEES The undersigned Applicant certifies compliance with the provisions of C.R.S. § 24-65.5- 103(1), and in support thereof, states and certifies as follows: 1. That Applicant has provided notice, (a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"), containing the time and place of the initial public hearing on its application for Case Number ytlnz13-0002 _, the nature of the initial public hearing, the legal description by section, township and range of the property which is the subject of the initial public hearing, and the name of the applicant; 2. That said notice was provided thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled public hearing, that it was provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a nationally recognized overnight courier; 3. That said Exhibit A includes the list of the names and addresses of the surface owners, mineral estate owners and lessees of mineral interests to whom the notice was sent, including those persons who have requested receipt of such notices, pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-65.5-103(3). APPLICANT: Attorney for Applicants, Jonathan Scupin & Anri Elizabeth Nash STATE OF &tfl(cL.cJO COUNTY OF jnW,1.f` Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3U day of `fzp km loge , 209$, by Ma Wittua LrPar • lib! el Notary Public Note: This Certification must be received by the Weld County Department of Planning Services prior to or at the initial public hearing. if the Certification is not received by that time, the hearing will be rescheduled to a later date, and Applicant must re -notify all owners of mineral interests. area 1441:::°01F:047:11:4.,*:: U NL' Mlsq fon i xp`�� • A.N..zk NOTICE OF SURFACE DEVELOPMENT Pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-65.5-103, the following notice of surface development is hereby provided: 1, Applicants/Owners:. Jonathan Scupin and Ann Elizabeth Nash 2. Planning Case No: PUDZ13-0002 3. Time and Place of the Initial Public Hearing: October 1, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., Weld County Administrative Office, 1150 O Street, Greeley, CO 80631 4. Nature of the Hearing: The Weld County Planning Commission shall consider the property owners' request to re -zone their property from Low -Density Residential (R-1) to PUD with Estate (E) use, Since 1999, Mr. Scupin and Ms. Nash have been operating the Colorado Reptile Humane Society on the property. Recently, it has been discovered that such operations may be in conflict with the property's R-1 zoningestatus and require a "kennel" permit. Unfortunately, such permits may not be issued to properties in R-1 zones. As a result, in order to bring the property into compliance with the. Weld County Code, it is necessary that it first be rezoned. 5. Location and Legal Description of the Property: 3N/68W/NW30, Lot 2, Block 2, Seemore Heights First Addition, Weld County, Colorado Commonly referred to by street and number as 13941 Elmore Road, Longmont, CO 80504 You may have an interest in the minerals located under the property. For additional information, please write or telephone Kim Ogle, Planner, at 970-353-6100, extension 3549, Weld County Department of Planning Services, 1555 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, -CO ' 80631, —on or -before — ' - the date of the public hearing. Comments or objections related to the above request should be submitted in writing to the Weld County Department of Planning Services, 1555 North 17th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631, Matthew A. Crowther, #39146 Attorney for Applicants List of Names and Addresses of the Surface Owners, Mineral Estate Owners and Lessees of Mineral Interestg To Whom Notice Was Sent Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP 1099 18th St., #1500 Denver, CO 80202 Attn: Land Manager/Wattenberg 2. Noble Energy, Inc, Attn: Wattenberg Land Department 1625 Broadway, Suite 2000 Denver, CO 80202 3. 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